Combined cultivator and corn-planter



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COMBINED GULTIVATOR AND CORN PLANTER.

N0. 365,893. Patented Jul 1887.

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Patented July 5, ,1887

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COMBINED GULTIVATOR AND CORN PLAN'IER.

Patented July 5, 1887.

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SAMUEL VINFIELD VRIGHT, OF VVAVERLY, TEXAS.

COMBINED CULTIVATOR AND CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 365,893, dated July 5,1857.A

Application filed April 13, 1887. Serial No. 234,684. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Bc it known that I, SAMUEL WINFIELD WRIGHT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at lVaverly, in the county of lVallrer and State ofTexas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a CombinedCultivator, Corn, Pea, andCotton-Seed Planter, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined cultivators andplanters; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combi` nationof devices, that will be more fully set forth l1ereinafter,andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure'l is a side elevation of my invention whenadapted for use as a cotton-planter. Fig. 2 isa vertical longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of my inventionwhen adapted for use in planting corn or peas. Fig. 4 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view taken on the line x fr of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa detached perspective view ofone of thecoverin gshovels, showing thesole-plate attached to the standard. Fig. Gis a similar view of acultivatingshovel provided with a fender, whereby the shovel is adaptedfor use in cultivating and barring-oli' cotton. Fig. 7 is a detail view.Fig. 8 is a side view ol" the hopper enlarged. Fig. 9 is a crosssectionon theline w x,Fig. 1.

A represents a pair of longitudinal beams,

which are made of metal. rlhe rear end of the openings F. A series ofbolts extend through the openings F, and connect the arms E together.Between the said arms is inserted the rear end of the hook H, which isengaged by the front bolt.

vI represents a standard, which has its upper end inserted between theopposing sides of the arms E,and secured therein by the rear bolt,F,which passes through one of a vertical series of openings,K,with whichthe standard is provided. A bracerod, L, is pivoted to one side of thestandard near the lower end thereof, and the said bracerod is providedwith a series of openingsdvl. The upper end of the brace-rod passesbetween the arms E, and is secured by the central bolt, G, which passesthrough one of the openings with which the said brace-rod is provided.end of the standard,on the front sidethereof, is bolted anobliqnely-arranged furrow-open ing shovel,N. By providing the standardand its brace-rod with the series of openings and securing the saidstandard and brace-rod to the arms E by means of bolts it will bereadily understood that the standard is adapted to be adjustedvertically, so as to cause the furrowopener to work in the ground at anydesired depth.

O represents bolts which pass through the slots O in the rear arms ofthe side beams,and connect the said rear arms together, the slots in therear arms allowing the beams A to have.

their rear ends moved toward or from each other, and thereby laterallyadjusted to any desired width. Blocks l? are also provided, which areadapted to be inserted between the front arms, E, of the side beams bynnscrew ing the nuts on the clamping-bolts F', and thereby the frontends of the beams Aare also adapted to be adjusted laterally'.

R represents metallic clips, which are slipped over the reararms, B,ofthe beams, and eonneet thesaid arms together, the said clips beingprovided with transverse aligned openings adapted to receive theclamping-bolts O, which extend through the slots O. From the upper sidesof the clips R project vertical arms S.

T represents a pair of handles or levers, which are similar toplow-handles, and have their lower front ends bolted to the outer sidesofthe side beams, A, near the centers thereof. The rear ends of the saidhandles are supported by means of bracelarms U, the lower ends of whichare bolted to the outer sides of the arms S on the clips. The upper endsof the said brace-arms are provided each with a vertical series ofopenings, and bolts extend through the said openings and through thehandles, and serve to secure thelatter to the brace-arms at any desiredinclination. j

V represents a pair of standards, which are To 'the lowerl IOO providedeach with a vertical series of open- DgS, W;

X represents a pair of brace-arms, each of which has its lower endattached to one of the standards V by means of a bolt which passesthrough one of the openings in the standard. The upper ends of thebrace-arms are provided with openings Y. A bolt, Z, is used toconneetthe upper ends of each standard V to the outer side of' one o f the sidebeams, A, near the rear end thereof, and bolts A connect the upper endsof the brace-rods to the said side beams at a suitable distance inadvance of the standards. The vertical series of openings in thestandards permit the same to be vertically adjusted, and the openings inthe upper ends of the brace-rods enable the same to be attached at anydesired point to the side beams, so as to secure the standards Vat anydesired inclination. rlhe lower ends of the said standards are broadenedand are flattened on their front and rear sides. -The front side of thebroadened lower portion of each standard is recessed or cut away for asuitable depth, and thereby the shank of the standard projects beyondthe front side of the said cutaway portion or recess and above the same.

B represents covering-shovels, which are bolted to the front sides ofthe flattened portion-of the standards,-and have notches C in theirupper edges to receive the lower projecting ends of the shanks of thestandard. By this means the coveringshovels are preventedirom turning`onY the lower ends of the standards. The bolts which connect thecovering-shovels to the standards project rearwardly from the rear sidesof the latter.

D represents sole-plates, which are made of metal, and are of suitablewidth and thickness, and have their front ends turned upward atasuitable angle to form inclined front arms, E', which are provided withlongitudinal slots F, adapted to receive the rear projecting ends of thebolts that attach the covering-shovels to the standards, and thereby thesaid soleplates are secured to the rear side of the standard and arevertically adjustable thereon.

- These sole-plates bear upon the ground in rear of the covering-shovelsand serve to regulate the depth at which the latter shall run.

G represents a pair of vertical standards, which are provided near theirupper ends with vertical lslots H. The lower ends of the said standardsare provided with transverse openings l.

K represent bolts, which pass through transverse openings made in theside beams, A, near the front ends thereof, and through the verticalslots Hin the standards G', and serve to bolt the latter to the innersides of the side beams. Plates L are placed edgewise on the upper sidesof the beams A and bear against the outer sides of the top portions ofthe standards, and are clamped to the latter by means of bolts, whichextend through the upper portions of the slots H. These plates serve toprevent the standards from turning or inclining on the beams A, and theslots in the standards permit the latter to be secured to the beams Aatany desired vertical adjustment. j M represents a transverse shaft,which is journaled in the openings l in the lower ends of the standards.To the center of the said shaft is rigidly attached au operating-wheel,O', having a broad tread. One end of the said shaft has a crank-arm, P.

B represents a pair of vertical plates, which are similar to thestandards G', but are not so long as thel'atter, and have verticallongitudinal slots S in their lower portions and transverse openings Tnear their upper ends. The said plates are secured in a verticalposition against the inner sides of the beams A, near the centersthereof, by means of bolts U', which pass through the slots in the saidplates and openings in the beams. Plates V bear edge wise on the uppersides of the beams A, and bear against the outer sides of the upperportions of the plates B', and are secured to the latter by means ofclamping-bolts, which pass through the plate V and through the upperends of the slot S.

V represents a transverse shaft, which is journaled in theopenings inthe upper ends of the plates R. One end of the said shaft is providedwith a crank-arm, X', which is con` nected to the crank-arm P of theshaft M by means of a pitman, Y. i

Z represents a cylindrical hopper, through which the shaft W passeslongitudinally, and the said hopper is rigidly secured to the saidshaft, and is thereby adapted to turn therewith. The heads of the hopperare made of circular disks of wood, and the side of the hopper is madeof sheet metal. An opening is made in one side'ofthe cylinder,and isprovided with a hinged door, A2, to close the vsaid openlIlU'.

tB2 represents a series of diamond-shaped openings arranged in a circlearound the central vportion of the cylindrical hopper.

C2 represents a curved strap, which is made of metal, and passes aroundthe central por` tion of the hopper, and is provided with a series ofdiamondshaped openings, D2, to corre,- spond in size to the openings B.This strap is adapted to slide on the outer side of thecylindriealhopper, and thereby open or close the openings B2 of thelatter to any desired extent, and thus the said sliding strap serves toreguylate the discharge of seeds from the hopper.

The operation of this portion of my invention is as follows: As themachine is drawn IOO IIC)

forward, the furrow-opener opens the furrows opening B2 in suitablequantities, and fall into the furrow, and are immediately covered by thecovering-shovels.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that thecylindrical hopper Z may be detached from the frame by removing theplates It therefrom.

In Figs. 3 and et I2 represents ahopper having inclined convergingsides. The said hopper is supported upon a base-board, F3, which isprovided at its sides with recesses G2, adapted to receive the upperends of the plates It, and thereby the said baseboard may be attached tothe upper side of the cnltivatorframe, as shown. In order to more firmlyse cure the base-plate on the franie,I provide the same with dependingclipbolts H2, which encompass the side beams, A. The plates R areattached to the beams A in the reverse position from that previouslydescribed, so that the'openings T in the said plates are at the lowerends thereof. In these openings isjournaled a transverse shaft, I2, tothe center of which is rigidly secured a circular seed-disk, K2, theupper side of which extends through a longitudinal slot made in thebase-board, and communicates with the discharge-opening in the bottom ofthe hopper. This seed-disk is provided with a series of peripheralrecesses, L2, which are arranged at suitable regular distances apart. Ineach of the said openings is located a bottom plate, M2. The said bottomplates are provided with central reamed openings, through which extendadjusting-screws N2, and the said screws enter threaded radial openingsmade in the seed-disk, and communicating with the lower sides of therecesses L2. Coiled extensile springs O2 surround the projectingportions of the said screws, and 'bear between the lower sides of theplates and the bottoms of the recesses, and thus serve to move the plateto the heads of the screws. By turning the latter the plates may beadjusted in or out, toward or from the periphery of the seed-disk, andthereby regulate the depth of the peripheral recesses thereof. One endof the shaft I2 is provided with a crankarm, F2, which is adapted to beattached to the pitman Y', and thereby connected to the shaft M', thuscausing the seeddisk to be rotated when the machine moves forward.

R2 represents a discharge-spout, which incloses the rear side of theseed-disk K2, and depends from the lower side of the base-board, andinclines forwardly.

The operation of this part of my invention is as follows: Corn or peasto be planted are placed in the hopper Ff, and as the machine is drawnforward and the seed-disk rotated' the peripheral recesses in the saidseed-disk are caused to successively pass below the dis charge-openingin the hopper, and thereby become illed with seeds from the hopper,which seeds are discharged from the said peripheral recesses into theseed-spouts, and are conveyed by the latter to the 'furrow in theground.

vVhen it is desired to use the machine as a cultivator, theoperating-wheel is removed l then att-ached to the lower ends of thestandards F and G. v

In Fig. 6 I illustrate a cultivatingshovel which is speciallyv adaptedto be used in cultivating er barring-off cotton. The said shovel has itslower end inclined upwardly toward the outer side ofthe shovel, and isprovided near its upper end on one side with an upwardly-inclined wing,a. Theiextreme upper end of the shovel or cultivator is provided with arecess, b, adapted toreceive the lower projecting edge of the shank ofthe standard.

c represents a fenderplate, which is made of sheet metal, and has itsrear edge bent at right angles to form a bracket or bearingplate, d,which is bolted to the rear side of the shovel. The front portion of thesaid plate is thereby secured on one edge of the shovel, and projectsforward from the same.

By making the beams A of the cultivatorframeA laterally adjustable thecultivatingshovels will be caused to work at any desired distance apartin the ground, and thereby accommodated to rows of plants vof any'width.

In Fig. 7 I show an extension-beam which has an opening, c', inwhich asupportingwheel may be journaled to run upon the ground, and the beam isfurther provided with a forward-extending hook, b', andarearwardvextending arm, c. This extension-beain is intended to beattached to the front end of the main frame by removingthe hook Htherefrom and inserting the rear arm, c', between the forward-extendingarms E, in'lieu of the hook H. When the extensioubeam is thus attached,the ground-wheel journaled in the extension-beam runs in advance of thefurrow-opener, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, I elain1- l. rIhe cultivator-framecomprising the side beams, A,having the rear arms, B, bent at rightangles to the beams, and adapted to overlap each other, and the frontends bent inward at right angles, as at I), and then bent forward IOO toform parallel front arms, E, the bolts to,y

as at D, and then bent forward to il'orm parl. allelV arms E, boltsextending through the slots C in the rear arms to connect the lattertogether and permit the rear ends of' the side beams to be laterallyadjusted, and the bolts G, extending transversely through the frontarms, E, to permit the front ends Ol the beams to be adjusted laterally,and the blocks P, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the eultiVatOr-frame having the side beams, A, anddriving-shaft M, the vertically-slotted plates R', the bolts extendingthrough the slots therein and through the side beams to secure theplates to the latter and permit the said plates to be verticallyadjusted and removed, the shaft W', journaled in plates R and connectedto the driving shaft and rotated by the latter, and the seedingmechanism connected to and operated by the shaft XV', substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination of the eultivator-frame having the parallelforward-extending arms E, the extension-beam having therearwardextending arms o', adapted to be bolted between the'arms E, andthe forward-extending hook b', the vertically-adjustable standards G',the driving-shaft M', journaled therein, and having the wheels O', thesaid standard, shaft, and wheel being adapted to be attached either tothe eultivator-frame or to the extensionbeam, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signaturevin 3o presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL VVINFIE LD VRIGHT.

V t n esses:

A. I. THOMPSON, G. W. COCHRAN.

